As 2016 comes to a close, BBC World Service will take listeners on a visit to Jerusalem with The Arts Hour on Tour, test their knowledge with Newshour‘s annual news quiz show, and make predictions as Newshour Extra correspondents  look ahead to the New Year.

The Arts Hour on Tour – Jerusalem
Airs December 24 for broadcast December 24-30

On December 24, The Arts Hour presents a live broadcast from Jerusalem with local music, a tour of the city’s cultural secrets, and an interview with the star of Fauda, Israeli TVs hottest political thriller.

Newshour’s Quiz of the Year 2016
Available on ContentDepot December 23 for broadcast December 26 – January 1
 
The annual quiz show will air on Monday, December 26, in the second half of Newshour (from xx:32:30, after the newscast). Please note that it will not follow the Newshour clock for that half-hour and breaks will be lifted.

Newshour Extra: Correspondents Look Ahead
60 minutes, December 30 – January 5

Join Owen Bennett-Jones and senior BBC journalists as they forecast geopolitics, economics and more, and offer essential tips on who and what to look out for in 2017.